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Growing up, I, like a lot of kids, bugged my parents for a dog. They, like a lot of parents, rightly realized I envisioned myself spending more time playing fetch with it than scooping up its poo, and suggested a much more low-maintenance pet inst...

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is coming to the Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo announced today. The remake will be released Spring 2015 as The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D. We'll have more details as they're made available.

It seems like an otaku's crazy dream, but it's real. Marvel Comics Senior VP C. B. Cebulski announced on Twitter that Spider-Man and characters from Attack on Titan would meet in a crossover comicbook series.

It's been announced that "Maku ga Agaru", a bildungsroman written by Oriza Hirata, is going to be performed on screen and stage directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, who is famous for the movie series of "Odoru Daisousasen".

A lot of unconfirmed leaks have released recently for the upcoming Naruto Shippuuden Movie 7 "The Last" movie that reveals many of the new characters that will appear in the film, including the possible children of Naruto Uzumaki.

Nov 5, 2014 An image set of what seems to be the ending to The Last: Naruto the Movie has been circulating online as of late. The images were apparently leaks from the movie itself, this coming from 4chan's imageboards.

"Lev Kenzan! (Lev Appears! )," a new episode of the Haikyu! ! anime series, supervised by the original manga creator Haruichi Furudate himself, will be screened in the upcoming Jump Special Anime Festa 2014 events across Japan on November 15 and 1...

Written by: William on November 5, 2014 at 1:21 pm | In PRODUCT INNOVATION | No Comments Winter is coming and it's time to get cosy inside the kotatsu, the traditional Japanese low table with a large blanket and heater underneath.

The official iDOLM@STER Blog has announced that the latest iDOLM@STER anime, Cinderella Girls, on January 10, 2015, and will have a very Cinderella-like appeal as it will be shown when the clock strikes midnight.

Currently only listed as being available in North America, the United Kingdom and France; Square Enix have confirmed that they will be offering a special Collector's Edition for upcoming HD compilation Kingdom Hearts HD 2.

With the Naruto manga finishing on 700th chapter on November 10th after 15 years of publication, it has been revealed that next week's Shonen Jump issue 50 will announce that Masashi Kishimoto's ninja series is getting revived for a short follow-u...

On Wednesday, Universal Studios Japan announced details on the set of limited-time attractions for its Universal Cool Japan event between January 23 and May 10. One collaboration is the first "4D" project for the Evangelion anime franchise.

Final Fantasy Type-0 director Hajime Tabata has revealed that the game will retain its Japanese theme song, "ZERO," by Bump of Chicken, in the West. Speaking with Square Enix Europe staff, Tabata confirmed that the song—which supposedly ties h...

Ahead of January's The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls anime, a "First Step" disc is being released on November 5th with 2nd Anniversary "Please Cinderella" music video and 1st Wonderful M@gic digest video.

Kadokawa Bookwalker Site Expands Manga Offerings Posted by Chris Beveridge November 5, 2014 at 06:25 PM Kadokawa's Bookwalker site for the global market outside of Japan is getting things moving a bit more seriously these days as they now have twe...

Ten Years Later: Beck Anime Series Posted by Angela Sylvia November 4, 2014 at 05:00 PM Koyuki, the hero of our story, is a bit of a boring kid. His only friend is a major jerk (with the face and hair coloring of a 40-year-old), he has no interest...

Orange County is getting a Hello Kitty cafe next year, and it'll be chock full of tasty desserts, savory meals, and espresso drinks. Those who went to Hello Kitty Con last weekend had a chance to check out some of the eventual cafe's treats with t...

In the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros. , the Classic Mode difficulty screen looks different from that of the one on the Nintendo 3DS. In a post to Miiverse, director Masahiro Sakurai illustrated the difference.

Given the massive success he's since enjoyed as a video game character designer and director, it's almost hard to remember how skeptical everyone initially was about Square Enix's Tetsuya Nomura. When he stepped up to the plate as character design...

'Sengoku Musou' Getting TV Anime Series Posted by Chris Beveridge November 5, 2014 at 05:23 PM With the success of the TV special earlier this year, KOEI Tecmo has announced that they'll be bringing out a Sengoku Musou TV series in January 2015, w...

Japanese illustration community site pixiv (perhaps you&rsquo;ve heard if it&hellip; we&rsquo;re willing to bet you have&hellip;) recently passed the whopping 10-million user mark. To help celebrate, they are putting on a &ldquo;pixiv Matsuri&rdqu...

Here's the full version of "SURPRISE-DRIVE" by Mitsuru Matsuoka EARNEST DRIVE. This song is the opening theme song of the Kamen Rider Drive TV series. This song comes with the Surprise-Drive CD Single.

'Assassination Classroom' Anime Adaptation Set For Two Seasons Posted by Chris Beveridge November 4, 2014 at 11:46 PM The upcoming anime TV series adaptation of the manga series Assassination Classroom from Yusei Matsui is starting to look a bit m...

On Oct. 18, Halloween Party 2014, an event headlined by HYDE and his band VAMPS, was held in Halls 9-11 at the Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex. On the second day of this three-day event, all of the performers served up a Halloween ...

The official website of anime adaptation of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series has revealed the character designs for the upcoming Mother's Rosario (Mother's Rosary) arc, which will begin this Saturday.

Nov5 Bobsled! It's a treasure hunt! The things you do when you're broke. Outta Money They almost lost their heads… Well, we knew that was going to happen. Unfortunately, Kanie's 30 yen promotion just isn't bringing in the people, and cash flow h...

20 animated works have been submitted to be considered for nomination for Best Animated Feature Film for the 2015 edition of the Academy Awards, and two of these animated works are Japanese Anime movies.

Formerly a standard, now an exception, Assassination Classroom is one of the few presumably lucky series to receive two cours, meaning at least 20 episodes, and a two season span, rather than one. Having extra episodes provides a lot of benefit in...

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